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Textile EPR rollout ‘highly fragmented’, new analysis finds
BRUSSELS – New analysis has found wide differences in how textile Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are being developed in
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Avalo claims 47 per cent carbon cut in first LCA
TEXAS – Avalo says an independent life cycle assessment (LCA) found major emissions and water reductions from its first commercial
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Workers at Target supplier win US$6m in back pay
WASHINGTON – More than 750 garment workers in Guatemala have received US$6m after labour rights groups uncovered wage theft at
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IAF calls time on cheap sourcing model
LONDON – Fashion brands should stop chasing the lowest prices and tackle far bigger losses from overproduction, excess inventory and
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Bangladesh opens door to Shein-style selling
DHAKA – Bangladesh Bank has opened a formal route for exporters to sell directly to overseas consumers via online marketplaces.
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Bangladesh calls for post-LDC trade clarity
DHAKA – Bangladesh is urging a clearer trade settlement with the EU before the country graduates from LDC status in
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Textile Exchange publishes landmark polyester LCA
TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a landmark life cycle assessment (LCA) for polyester, the world’s most widely used fibre.
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Morocco textile recycling could unlock US$1.9bn, says IFC
RABAT – Textile recycling in Morocco could unlock US$1.9bn in additional private investment and create more than 30,000 jobs. This
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Le Relais warns of failing used textile economics
PARIS – French textile collection and sorting group Le Relais is cutting around 60 insertion jobs and reducing collection volumes
Infinited Fiber completes €40m funding round
8th March 2024
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HELSINKI – Finnish textile recycling technology and business, Infinited Fiber Company, has completed a two-part financing round totalling €40m. The funding includes investments from new
US$1 trillion to decarbonise fashion supply chains
18th November 2021
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WASHINGTON – Decarbonising global fashion supply chains to achieve a net-zero fashion industry by 2050 will cost more than one trillion dollars, claims new analysis
Brands charging punitive fines for late delivery, claims supplier
16th November 2018
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LEICESTER – A UK apparel retailer is raking in a seven figure sum annually by charging clothng garment manufacturers for late delivery, claims a prominent
Myanmar workers “not benefitting” from wage rise
14th November 2018
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YANGON – Garment workers in Myanmar are unlikely to benefit from recent minimum wage increases as factories have upped production targets to compensate. New research
Amazon clothing listings up 27% in eight months
13th November 2018
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NEW YORK – The amount of clothing retailed on Amazon increased by 27 per cent between February and September 2018. Most of the increase was
Bangladesh facing supply chain chaos if Accord exits this month
9th November 2018
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DHAKA – 532 factories could potentially be declared ineligible to produce for Bangladesh Accord signatory companies by 1 January 2019 if the Bangladesh Accord leaves
HeiQ and DuPont partner on PFC-free water-repellent
8th November 2018
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ZÜRICH – A new PFC-free water-repellent for leather has been established by Swiss textile technology business HeiQ and DuPont Consumer Solutions, a business unit of
Sri Lanka trade benefits threatened by political turmoil
6th November 2018
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s duty-free access to the European Union is under threat after the country’s president replaced the elected Prime Minister with a nationalist
Sir Philip Green headlines dent Topshop popularity
2nd November 2018
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LONDON – Arcadia brands such as Topshop and Miss Selfridge “face huge challenges” in the months ahead if the results of a new poll of
